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A visit to the Mount Hope Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Mt. Hope Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hope Cemetery:

43.2484, -82.8180

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.

The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Speaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Speaker Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker Cemetery
    • The Speaker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Speaker Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164582 <5>
  • Fremont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Fremont Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
  • Fremont Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Melvin Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Melvin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156734 <5>
  • Seven Sorrows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Seven Sorrows Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Sorrows Cemetery
    • The Seven Sorrows Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214879 <5>
  • Omard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Omard Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omard Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Omard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Valley Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McFadden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Yale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #452 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Steckley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Juhl Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Juhl Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Juhl Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Juhl
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #822 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Brown City.
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Croswell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1141 <5>
    • Croswell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Croswell Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell Cemetery
      • The Croswell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Croswell City Cemetery
      • Croswell Village Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988139 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Peck
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Peck is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Speaker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
  • Melvin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Roseburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
  • Valley Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Watertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Cash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cash is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Brown City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Yale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <6>
  • Croswell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Juhl
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
  • Sandusky
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
    • Former name for Sandusky:
    • Sanilac Centre
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Applegate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brockway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Amadore ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
    • Burnside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Jeddo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Elmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Avoca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lexington Heights is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
    • Lexington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Carsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Blaine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanilac County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Hope Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Sanilac County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Hope Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #632806  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632806 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Sanilac
      • Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Yale
      • Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2483581     Lon: -82.8179884
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Hope Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.